Beautiful. This brought tears to my eyes. Just shows that people are not born filled with prejudice and hate. It is something that is learned.

And well-done to his PARENTS. You are helping to raise your child to be a well-rounded and caring person.

The homophobes and god-squad fanatics should learn from Malcolm. This 7 year old can see a simple truth that with their years of learned bigotry and hate the homophobes are BLIND to… It is just not right for gay people not to be treated equally.

Quite right, Steve@GayWebHosting. Heartwarming as this story is, in showing us that even little boys can be generous of spirit and concerned about fairness, it is as much as testament to his parents’ clearly excellent values and enlightened attitudes to childrearing..

Out of the mouths of babes! Superb! His parents deserve praise for raising their child to respect others. Homophobia, just like the religious nutters, is learned behaviour. This is the generation that will win us full equality, I’m convinced of it. I’m hearing similar sentiments coming from my older cousin’s two grand children, both 11 and 14 years old.

Good on him. This brings a nice new spin to “And a little child shall lead them.”
Now, let’s hope that HRC is encouraged to pursue full equal rights a bit more vigorously. They’ve been criticized in the past for foot-dragging accomodationist tendencies. The creation of AFER (Amer. Foundation for Equal Rights) a couple of years ago has been a good catalyst for getting HRC more focused.
Onward and upward.

Young People are growing up in a different world. It lifts my heart to see parents are opening up to diversity. Hate is learned. When I over heard my young naboirs of 10 to 13 talking about an American TV show. “Will and Grace” and how I was nice like Will. Well that was the beginning for me

He is a real symbol of what an upbringing of tolerance and love can show!

I am also saddened that this little boy is able to see the equality is important yet people 2/3/4 times his senior can’t or will not see that no matter what our race/religion/social status/sexuality/etc is, we are all the same and should be treated as such.

Just me that finds this a bit too ‘sweet’ and unbelievable? Can you imagine a seven year old you actively thinking about what charities there were in your area then sitting down and writing a beautifully cute little note? hmmm

Yes Jonathan, it might just be you. You might be right that few 7-year-olds would think of these things without encouragement, but you’ll note in this instance his parents gave him the money to give to a charity and to make him think about giving – and allowed him to make his own mind up about the recipients. On this occasion I don’t think it’s necessary to be cynical.

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